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This is Book III, Justice and Equality, in the Real Advocacy Journalism(R) series. Book I focused on Ethics and Values (2022). Book II addressed Patriotism and Politics (2024). Books I and II have received and continue to receive great editorial and customer reviews. I have been an advocate journalist for more than four decades. The writings of an advocate journalist always boil down, directly, or indirectly, intentionally, or unintentionally, to a plea-imploring the reader or listener to think, to consider the facts, the circumstances, the workable solutions for the issues at hand, and when appropriate and necessary to engage in action. I have primarily addressed some of the most enduring issues when it comes to justice and equality of our times. But I have also addressed the temporal-pressing matters of the hour. All commentaries, written over the decades, have been chosen for their enduring relevancy in terms of their subject matter's timeliness or timelessness. Many represent historical accounts of defining moments, incidents, and issues that have had lasting impacts and lessons learned. They have been written for a large radio station, a major metropolitan daily newspaper, and community newspapers, and are currently online. In my writings, I have endeavored to practice the tenets of Real Advocacy Journalism(R) -stick to the facts, analyze them, put an event, situation, or issue into perspective to foster a better understanding and provide direction to form an opinion or pursue an action. Real Advocacy Journalism(R) is the focus of my book, Shaping Public Opinion: How Real Advocacy Journalism(R) Should Be Practiced (2021). My hope is that in sharing my attempt to improve understanding about issues that impact us all, you will be informed, enlightened, inspired, and have reaffirmation that our words and actions are what advance a more civilized and better society.

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Book III, in the Real Advocacy Journalism(R) series, USING MY WORD POWER: Advocating for a More Civilized Society: Justice and Equality, completes a triad of social inspection that will guide political leaders, advocates, and participants for decades to come, and receives high recommendations for inclusion in any library collection or reader list where books about democratic and political processes are of interest. --D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer Midwest Book Reviews A veteran Black journalist inveighs against classism, racism, and sexism in this latest compilation of writings. In many ways, this collection serves as a stark reminder of how much work remains to address the discrimination that has flared in recent years. The aphoristic nature of such phrases as ""Real change often comes very slowly"" sounds particularly bleak when rights are swept away by judicial fiat.... If nothing else, the unflinching resolve that the author expresses throughout should serve as a wake-up call for those who don't understand that the struggles she describes don't merely exist in history books. As long as such fights persist, the author's calling will clearly continue, and books like this collection will always be needed. A set of works that effectively make a case for sweeping social change, with an eye toward convincing readers to fight for it --Kirkus Reviews The most trusted voice in book reviews since 1933 Justice and Equality, Book III in the Real Advocacy Journalism(R) series, roots itself as memoir and manifesto, blending the author's struggles for civil rights with her responsibility as a journalist. Real advocacy journalism here serves as a tool for fact-based writing, balancing support for a cause with dedication to fact and direct accounts, an antidote to the venom of propaganda media. --Chanticleer International Book Reviews

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